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Geographic Area: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania FIPS: 42129

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Table 1a. Mode to Work by Gender
Table 1a. Mode to Work by Gender 1 Census 2000 2007-2009 ACS 2010-2012 ACS Is the numeric change
between Census 2000 and 2010-2012
ACS Significant? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
Male At Place of Residence
Total Workers 89,720 100.0 1,055 90,531 100.0 1,220 87,973 100.0 1,321 Yes
Drove alone 76,165 84.9 995 76,124 84.1 1,271 73,628 83.7 1,515 Yes
2-person Carpool 6,880 7.7 332 6,649 7.3 563 6,823 7.8 739 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,255 1.4 143 1,354 1.5 377 1,232 1.4 293 No
Transit 569 0.6 96 894 1.0 268 977 1.1 297 Yes
Bike 80 0.1 36 79 0.1 54 111 0.1 71 No
Walked 2,340 2.6 195 2,294 2.5 409 1,986 2.3 323 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 600 0.7 99 409 0.5 151 626 0.7 167 No
Worked at Home 1,825 2.0 172 2,728 3.0 448 2,590 2.9 357 Yes
Table 1b. Mode to Work by Gender
Table 1b. Mode to Work by Gender 1 Census 2000 2007-2009 ACS 2010-2012 ACS Is the numeric change
between Census 2000 and 2010-2012
ACS Significant? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
Female At Place of Residence
Total Workers 75,485 100.0 992 76,916 100.0 1,379 79,997 100.0 1,153 Yes
Drove alone 63,710 84.4 929 66,126 86.0 1,316 66,933 83.7 1,388 Yes
2-person Carpool 5,295 7.0 292 4,907 6.4 593 5,295 6.6 611 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 935 1.2 124 638 0.8 178 836 1.0 249 No
Transit 830 1.1 116 927 1.2 216 1,154 1.4 313 No
Bike 20 0.0 18 16 0.0 25 2 0.0 4 No
Walked 2,515 3.3 202 1,901 2.5 365 1,920 2.4 354 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 350 0.5 76 238 0.3 114 585 0.7 215 Yes
Worked at Home 1,835 2.4 173 2,163 2.8 371 3,272 4.1 444 Yes

Notes:

* The coefficient of variation (CV) can be derived by the standard error (SE) divided by the estimate, while SE = MOE/1.645.
** The z-value of the difference of the two estimates are used to determined if the two estimates are significantly different at 90% confidence level.

1 Census 2000 Table 1-002, 2007-2009 ACS Table B08006 and 2010-2012 ACS B08006

Updated: 8/11/2017
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